Bale regulator



july 25s W5@ E. F. ADKnssoN BALE REGULATOR 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 2l, 1948 INI/ENTOR,

@fuma/L- ATTORNEY July 25, 1950 R. F. ADKlssoN BALE REGULATOR 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 21, 1948 kalm/z Ewm'swn JNVENToR,

ATTORNEY FIG. 5

uy 225, 3.95@ R. F. ADKzssoN mpmz BALB REGULATOR Filed Aug. 21, 194e 4 shams-sheet s Jvuly 25, 1950 Rv. F. ADKlssoN BALE REGULATOR 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Aug. 21, 1948 l, l l

Robert F. QI/fisso INVEN TOR,

BY A www@ FIG.7

ATTORNEY Patented July 25, 1950 --;U.N1ree A@simTes eAfreNr orifice I. l 52,516,742 v BALE l.REGULA'ro #Robert Adkisson, Verden, .Okla- Application August 21, 1948, SerialNo. 45,452

laims- The present invcntionrreiates ztohaybaleraand r.niczre particularly .to balers @fJtheiselfftytngfitype,

wherein the bales @are automatically 1tied when a vpredetennimed amount .cf :hay .has been Ycornapressed within tnebale-hor.

. *The fprneipal objects =of zthe invention, is to 4 provide selectively adjustable Vmechanism for x controllineloeratiorncf thefbaletyne apparatus.

One object .of the .inyentionis 5to provide a selectively .adjustable mechanism which, "When Once-set, will thereafter lWork automatically.

:Another obj ect is to provide a mechanism for thistpurpose, which may ibe easily and quickly adjusted to produce .eivenlength bales-@after leach isetting.

' A further object is .tofprcvidean adjustable mechanism ,for :the y,purposes set forth, such :mechanism being `so .designed -zthat .it may be operatively installed upon balers .without -remodication of the present bale-,tying apparatus.

.-Anzaddtionalobject isstoiproyide a mechanism which is simple in construction, -easy-to1.insta1l, andzwlich has fewmovingy parts-toibecome=worn Jor to getfoutof order.

:In )those of Aethegoresent day ylealers I which :are equipped With automatic bale vtying mechanism r'which I is actuated byrmovement of 'hay :com- =pressed ,in the male-box, E.the weight of the-'bales is governedby .an adjustablemeans in the '.fbalelcoxficr partially choking kthe bale-box exit. .This

Clicking mechanism acts-to control-the tightness :with .which thehay: is compressed in thebaleebox, Avand tits :adjustment vconsequerl,tly regulates the atiehtness .Qf the tierl.ba1.e

With :the finechanism cf ithe-presentlinvention installed-upon one of such balers,:the convenfticnal; )cale door.v choking; mechanism :may abe perfananently '.fsctlto insure .Y a utile-.ht compression .of @hay inthe baleeloox. --.-.Tl1.ereaf.ter thefbaleszcenie ont in substantially even lengths, 4 and vl all gare.,

lthfpresent. ,dayalltcrnatc baletylne .mecha- .nisrnzinstalledeln the-.conventional 'balen' and controlled Vin :the cenvcntional manner, the bales produced citen in length asmuchassix t inches- ;Sncn length variation is not desirable,

bntds. causedfbya.carry-.over of compressed hay- ;I-he hay Which :may inadvertently fail to ;getginto lcrie-balais addedtofthe nextibale- Thsacaled by tneffact thatthe nsualnieterine Wlieelfisnot le .declntched V.during each bale tying operation- With -the l mechanism of tlie y present inyentien installed, theccnventional metering-:wheel isereyented from starting :metering cf the following gloaleuntl-pafter 'the tylngioperatlonfis comple-tedl;.Qt.herfotiects will ice .apparent trom .the fol- ;lcwine :descrintion F:when ftaken Vin conjunction v-Wltln .the accompanyineffonr sheets of drawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 .isa .broken line nerspectlre ,viewof a al conventional hay taler, iwith dc.onvcntonal .trip- -Anine..;.r.nechanis1n-bene shown, schematically in s qlid Ilines, operatively installed thereon.

. '.Eleure 2 :is :an enlarged .fragmentary View .of :fthe same, `tand .showing .the mechanism cfv @the :fa Vpresent..inventrirl in place;

Fiacre 3 .is .an exploded v.perenectlve View show- Aine the parts 1in-slightly spaced relation and ;.illustratine thenlannor .in which theyzare 'assem- :tiled:together:

igereetis attainment-.showing 1.a part ofthe `.namisin aait 1 appears .in its normal or inactiyepositiom theotteiilines indicatingfthe rst movement lof the control arm `,When the bale .tyins .fnrechanism x.is lplaccd :1in operation:

,Fiacre-,5 :is @fa-'similar .Viewtsllcwlns fthe parts y.of the inechanismfas they appearA when .the .icontrol is inthe idcttedel-.ine .position ,Oerle-4, @the netted linesofjlile- 5 illustrating the return ,afiche parts.tolnorrnalposltion; l

Figure 6 is a View simil-ar to that gfgligfgflland illnstratineftnefdeclntchineoperation: and,

Fignre-T- isga simila View `siipwing the declutch- `lne-loinaslt has. arely-.rassefthe YPara :Like characters of reference @designate 1 -ilse they occur.

The.f..drawines;.il.1ereiniillustrateathe mechanism ofthe-, presentginrenticn asvt appears lwhen...in-

stalled in conjunction with a hay baIernOyI-On 50 g the yf rnarket nationallyfand 'being i rnanugactgred Joyrthe Newfllollandilvlachne:Germany offNeW AHollaml, fPennsy-ltania. Y f'lhe :taler @depicted f is tknown -`nationally was the -fl \l,o. #115,;Newliolland .,-Antornatonfaandfis 'lltlstratelh and-'nescribediln ..55 printed -Bullctin Nofeet. .which @is Lmilclisnad is mounted rigidly on a vertical shaft 5, which in turn is rotatably journalled in bearing brackets 6 at one side of the bale-box 2. The bale-box 2 has a longitudinally extending horizontal slot through which the fingers of the metering wheel 4 project in order to contact the pressed hay as it travels rearwardly in the balebox. The arrangement is such that when the metering wheel is rotated through approximately one complete revolution, the bale tying apparatus is released for operation, and such operation actuates an arm l keyed to the upper end of the shaft 5, through co-operation of a link 8, (Fig. l). The mechanism of the present invention is 4designed to operate in lieu of conventional mechanism for* tripping 'automatic bale tying apparatus, and operates in conjunction with the shaft 5. In carrying out the present invention, the shaft 5 is further equipped with a pivoted arm 9 which is adapted to contacta lug Ill on a square shaft il during rotation of the shalt 5 which is being driven by the metering wheel 4, The shaft Il is actually a trigger, which releases the tying mechanism 3 to 'one complete operational cycle, when the lug l is moved by the arm 9.

Y' "Except for the arcuate tripping arm 9, the ele- Aments above described' and indicated by the referencenumerals I to Il inclusiveare conventional, and are not individual to the present invention. However, the present invention utilizes the metering wheel 4, the vertical shaft 5, the arm 9, and the llink 8. Itis pointed out that' in the conventional mechanism shown in Fig. 1, the link 8 is utilized to return the shaft to its original radial position each time the bale tying apparatus 2 is placed inoperation, and then returns to its own original position, The link 8, by actuating the arm 1 not only returns vthe shaft 5 to its original position, but in so doing, the arcuate arm 9 is also returned to its original position. In the conventional mechanism, when the arm 9 is returned to its original position, it then has a given distance to travel before it may again contactl the lug Il), and may thereby operate the trigger shaft ll to again release the tying apparatus 3 to another operational cycle.

In carrying out the present invention, mechanism is provided for adjustably controlling the distance which the arcuate arm 9 must travel, before reaching the lug ID. In other words, the mechanism of the present invention adjustably controls the distance at which the arm 9 is re-set from the lug I0,lat the completion of each operational cycle of the bale tying apparatus 3.

Since the link 8 is a part of the conventional bale tying apparatus, its length of stroke is fixed. The present invention makes it possible to utilize the xed stroke of the link 8, so as to re-set the cam arm 9 different portions of one complete revolution from the lug l0, each time 4 the tying apparatus 3 returns to its original or at rest position, after completing its own operational cycle.

The following described mechanism and arrangement of parts are utilized as the means for adjustably re-setting the arcuate arm 9 different distances from the lug Il).

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 3, 4 .and 5, the reference numeral indicates a tubate sleeve` which forms a part of one end of the arcuate arm 9. The sleeve 20 is adapted to be installed upon the shaft 5 directly above lthe metering wheel 4, and is rotatable upon the shaft 5.

4the 'slot 22 in the plate 2|.

Directly above the arcuate arm 9, and rigidly 'attached to the cam arm 9, is a flat plate 2| shaft 5, and which acts to space the plate 2l vertically from the arm 9. Both sleeves 28 and?.

23 are rotatable upon the shaft 5.

Directly above the plate 2l, there is provide an elongated strap metal arm 24 which has a. perforation 25 adjacent one vend for receiving 'the shaft 5, and which is again perforated to receive a bolt' 26. yThe bolt 26 is so located in. the arm 24 lthat it projects downwardly. through The arm 24 may be pivotally adjusted on the shaft 5, and when so adjustably moved, the bolt 26 is adapted to move in the slot 22, A suitable nut 21 is adapted to engage the lower threaded end of the b0lt'26, and when tightened, is adapted to clampthe arm 24 against the plate 2l to rigidly hold the two together for unitary rotation on the shaft 5.

Keyed' to the shaft 5 above the arm 24, is a toothed ygear 28 having an axial bore 29 for receiving the shaft.

Rotatably mounted on the shaft 5, and located directly above the gear 28, is a flat outwardly projecting plate 30. The plate 38 has an integral upstanding tubate sleeve 3l which acts as a bearing 'for preventing tilting movement of the plate with relation to the shaft.

The upper end of the shaft is provided with a transverse bore hole or perforation 32 for receiving a suitable Cotter-pin 33, which holds the sleevel 3l on the-shaft. The plate 30 has an arcuate peripheral edge 34, adjacent which is provided a row 'of through perforations 35, and projecting beyond 'said edge 34 is an arm 36 having a through perforation 31 in its outer end. yThe perforation is for the purpose of pivotally engaging the rear end of the link 8.

leferring'again to ythezarm 24 below the gear 28, a'ratchet mechanism is carried by the arm for co'acting with the teeth of the gear. This ratchet mechanism includes a' rigid plate 38 which stands on edge, and which is weld-integrated to the arm 24 at a point remote from the bolt 25. The plate 38 projects laterally beyond the side edge of the arm 24, and its projecting end is bent slightly toward the gear 28, and is provided with a cylindrical lug 39. Between the plate 3B and the bolt 2E, the arm 24 is perforated to receive a pivot' pin 4B having threads 4l on its lower end. Riding upon the upper surface of the arm 24, and surrounding the pin 40, is atubular sleeve 4,2"forming one end of a pawl 43. The sleeve 42 is pivoted o'n the pin 40 so that the free end of the pawl 43 may swing toward and away from 'engagement with the teeth of the gear 28. rThe outer face of the pawl 43 has a cylindrical lug shaft 5.

eration of the-bale tying apparatus.

hay to rotatein a counter-clockwise direction, ,as

indicated by the arrow I6 of Fig..2. Rotationof the. metering Wheel 4 causes similar counterclockwise rotationof the shaft 5, and due to the engagement of the pawl 43 with teeth of the gear, ,28, causes asimilar counter-clockwise swinging movement'of the arm 24, -plate 2l, and consequently of the arcuate cam 9. When the cam 9 reaches the lug IU on the trigger rod I I, the trigger rod is moved longitudinally thereby in a left hand direction, so as to trip the control mechanism, not shown, of the bale tying apparatus.

`The bale tying apparatus 3 thereupon starts its operation. l

At the time the cam 9 trips the trigger lug. I0 of the bale tying mechanism and consequently starts an operational cycle thereof, the arm 24 with its supported pawl mechanism (4B- 43), lies substantially in the solid line position of Fig. 4.

The first right hand movement of the cam arm I3 draws the arm 36 toward and then past the then stationary arm 24, to and slightly beyond the dotted line position of Fig. 4. The arm 36 never makes a complete revolution about the in Fig` 5. i

with the pin si engagedagainst the free right hand end' of the pivoted arm- 46, any left hand movement of the arm 3B and plate 30 must, of

course, move the arm 46 and the element 24 in a similar direction. This left hand movement of the arm 24 takes place when the arm I3 of the vcam I2 passes one hundred eighty degrees of its travel, and continues to make a complete circle. stroke of thearm `35i is to carry the arm or element 244 to4 the dotted line position of' Fig.'5.

The result of this return or left hand When the arm 24 is thus moved in this left hand direction, it consequently carries the pawl 43 and the plate 2l along, with the pawl riding over the crests of the teeth of the gear 28. cam arm 9 is fixed to the plate 2 I, it also is swung in a left hand direction to the position in which it is illustratedinFig.2.`

The dotted lines of Fig. 5, and thersolid lines of Fig. 2, show the element 24 and its supported arm 46 in its re-'set position. As the arm I3 of the cam I2 completes'onerevolution, the arm 24 is moved in a righthand direction to itsre-set position, as illustrated in solid lines in Fig. 4.

It is pointed out, that should the pin 5I be positioned in any but the,` extreme left hand one of the perforations 35 inthe plate 30, the arm 24,

Aand consequently thecam arm 9, will be moved Vla lesser distance during the left hand or setting g stroke. If the cam arm 9 isthus moved toward the left hand a lesser distance in being re-set,

then it will have a greater distance to travel before reaching the lug I0 on the trigger` rod Ii.

l; Consequently, more compressed hay will pass rearwardly through the bale-box before each op- Theresult is the tying of longer bales of compressed hay.

The pin 5I may, of course, be positioned in any 1 ,-desiredoneoftheperforations 35. Y.

Since the It has beenffound in actual operation that there K is a tendency :for the trigger rod II, whichis left hand movement.

spring loaded, to; kick the cam 9 back in a right hand direction after the trigger has been tripped, and before the arm i3 ofthe cam I2 makes its This is due to the fact Ithatduring the bale tying operation, there is no rearward movement. of hayl inthe bale-box `2 and consequently counter-clockwise rotation of the metering wheel 4 has temporarily ceased.

`In'order to prevent this kick-back of the cam 9 until after the cam has been fully moved past the lug III, the-:following described mechanism has beeniprovided.

A iiatA base plate 6I) `is rmly bolted to the I top of the bale-box 2 over but not in contact with the trigger rod II.

The plate 60 has an upstanding centrally located lug or post 6I with an integral lateral projection 62 carried thereby. The plate 60 is perforated to receive aA vertical pivot v pin or bolt 63 which passes through a sleeve portion 64 of a strap spring 65. The spring 65 is substantially L-shaped in general configuration, with the 'sleeve E4 occurring at the junction of its two Aleg portionsv 65 yandv 61. The left hand face of the right hand leg portion 51 of the spring "65- has a cylindrical horizontally projectinglug 68, and a helical-compression spring 69 has its ends engaged 'over the projection 62 and the lug 68. l

The left hand leg portion 66 of the spring has a fiat shoe ID which lies in the path of the cam arm 9, and which the cam arm must pass in reaching the lug I0 of the trigger rod II. When the cam'S has once passed the shoel TD, the shoe then acts to prevent any kick-back or slight clockwise-movement of the cam 9.

By providing the pin 'II so that it de-clutches the gear 24 and metering wheel ll when the bale tying mechanism is in operation, bales of desired length are insured.

Obviously the invention is susceptible to some change oralteration without defeating its practicability, and I therefore do not Wish to be conned to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings and described herein, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claims.

` l claim:

l. In hay baling equipment, the combination of: a bale box within which hay is compressed; apparatus :for mechanically tying the compressed hay in bales, said apparatus including a movable lugcarrying trigger rod adapted to be -moved to start the operation of the tying apparatus; a rotatable shaft beside the bale-box; a metering wheel keyed to theshaft and adapted to be rotated by movement of the hay in the bale-box; a tripper -arm carried by the shaft and adapted to move the trigger rod to starting position when the shaft and arm are rotated by the metering wheel; and adjustable means for selectively regulating the distance said arm must travel before it moves the trigger rod to starting position, said means including a gear keyed to said shaft; a pawl4 movable with said tripper arm and spring urgedto engage said gear, whereby the gear may drive the tripper arm to swing in only one direction; a'platerotatably mounted on said shaft and swingably movable in two directions by said bale tying apparatus; a pin carried by said plate adjacent the periphery of said gear, said pin adapted to pass between the pawl and the gear to a point beyond the end of the pawl when the plate is swung in one direction, and adapted to engage the end of the pawl and move the tripper arm to a re-set position, when the plate is swung in the opposite direction; and means carried by the plate for holding the pin in Various radial positions of adjustment,whereby the re-set position of the tripper arm may be Varied.

2. Structure as speoed in claim l, wherein said plate includes a plurality of radially spaced perforations which oonQtitute said pin holding means.

3. Structure as speoied in claim l, and means operated by the bale tying apparatus for resetting said arm each time the apparatus performs one complete tying operation.

` ROBERT F. ADKISSON.

REFERENCES GITE?) The following references are of record in the ile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 894,876 Clark Aug. 4, 1908 1,305,344 Dudley June 3, 1919 FOREIGN PATENTS 15 Number Country Date 214,080 Germany Oct. 6, 1909 

